Sheet of rough sketches showing designs for chairs, benches and tables.

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Artist/Maker	Flux (maker) Peter Christian (maker) Paul M. Chamberlain (maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Series: Designs and related material (21 items) for the Rib chair, the Cairo Chair, and other pieces of furniture. British, 1986-1988.

General Description: Sheet of rough sketches showing designs for chairs, benches and tables. 1986. Inscribed in pencil Our new range is our Saviour! All product in 'April' and with various notes and titles.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Sheet of rough sketches showing designs for chairs, benches and tables.
Materials and techniques	Pencil and blue ball point pen.
Brief description	Designs etc (21 items) for Rib Chair etc.
Physical description	Series: Designs and related material (21 items) for the Rib chair, the Cairo Chair, and other pieces of furniture. British, 1986-1988. General Description: Sheet of rough sketches showing designs for chairs, benches and tables. 1986. Inscribed in pencil Our new range is our Saviour! All product in 'April' and with various notes and titles.
Dimensions	Height: 29.7cm Width: 21cm 29.7 x 21 cm.
Gallery label	Four sheets of designs for The Rib Chair Designed by Flux: Paul Chamberlain (British b. 1958) and Peter Christian (British, b. 1958) Pencil, ball point pen, pen and ink, felt tip pen May 1986 These drawings are from a large 'Job bag' of designs for the Rib Chair. The upper drawings represent the earliest stages in the design process, the 'brainstorming session' in which as many ideas as possible are put down on paper- they are fortunate survivors. The lower two drawings refine the ideas into a range, with suggestions on manufacture.
Object history	Series Provenance: Provenance: The Designers.
Production	Series Date: 1986-1988
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.19-1989

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Record created	December 9, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O177105/sheet-of-rough-sketches-showing-drawing-peter-christian/

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